Welcome to Upstage Centre Youth Theatre & our venue, a bustling arts centre based at 41 Monkgate, only a few hundred yards from York's historic city walls. We run youth theatre activity at the arts centre, show productions from visiting companies and hire out rehearsal, performance and office space.
![]() Pigs and Pegs Fundraiser
Following our successful Raising the Roof live music and comedy night in September 2011 we'd like to invite you to support Upstage Centre Youth Theatre raise a further £1,000 towards our £5,000 target to help fix the roof of the studio theatre!It involves Pig Racing and the return of The Rusty Pegs... To download a tickets and bets form (you'll see), containing all the relevant information, click here. Or you can buy tickets or bets online here! If you'd like to hire Upstage for your 2012 production, click here. If you're interested in hiring Upstage Centre Youth Theatre for your activity, we are available for hire. Why not check out other activities going on in our building every week?
| ![]() Sue Townsend's play based on her internationally best-selling book, directed by Matt Harper (Honk!) Singing lessons with Joshua Goodman, improving solo and group performance with a showcase at the end of term
Dance classes with Kelly Jane Allinson, with a showcase and a flashmob at the end of term | ![]() Interested in volunteering at Upstage Centre Youth Theatre? There are loads of opportunities to volunteer at Upstage Centre Youth Theatre. The charity is run entirely by volunteers; the best thing to do if you want to get involved is sign up to our mailing list using the link on the right and then select the 'opportunities to help out' option, among others... We'll be in touch when we need some help! Stoppit and TidyUpstage We head down to the theatre every couple of months for our regular clear-up days, and we would love to see you there. If you're available, please pop in between 10am and 3pm... We spend time doing everything from little tasks like cleaning, to large ones like sorting out costume or our basement. Coming up soon, will be sorting out our garden (yes! We have a garden!) and cataloguing our props... There's always tea, usually some biscuits, and if enough people come, we'll go and get some cake! |















